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Taylor Hawkins

RIP Taylor Hawkins  Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead at 50 “The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic and untimely loss of our beloved Taylor Hawkins,” the band writes. “His musical spirit and infectious laughter will live on wi…

Karens unite

These Republicans are all about hate. They went from playing to the Christian Right to playing to Trump’s base. You can just hear the Karens revving their engines for the next school board meeting.

The Awful Cost of the GOP’s War on Trans Teens It doesn’t matter if they don’t pass — bans on medical care for trans youth are already risking lives. Just look at Texas

More bad books

Ted reads.

All the Books Ted Cruz Freaked Out About at Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Hearing The Senator asked Judge Jackson an irrelevant question about racist babies, but publicized some great books in the process.

Free Brittney

Free Brittney  Russian court extends US basketball star Brittney Griner’s arrest until May 19, reports TASS A Moscow court announced it has extended the arrest of American basketball star Brittney Griner until May 19, according to Russian state news agency TASS.

Pi Day

Happy Pi Day! Pi Day celebrates the mathematical constant pi. (The date was chosen because the first three digits of pi are 3.14.) It is also Albert Einstein’s birthday, and Stephen Hawking died on Pi Day in 2018.  Pi Day through time: From Linux to Einstein to Steph Curry March 14 isn’t just Pi Day. It also has a surprising history of famous births, the death of physicist Stephen Hawking and a milestone for a daring dirigible.

William Hurt

RIP William Hurt…I first discovered him in the films Altered States, Body Heat, and The Big Chill, and he rarely disappointed. Whether he was playing an exaggerated Philadelphia mob boss in A History of Violence or a pedophile in Kiss of the Spider Woman, his acting was so natural, it appeared effortless. He will be sorely missed.

William Hurt, Star of ‘Body Heat’ and ‘Broadcast News,’ Dead at 71 Oscar-winning Kiss of the Spider Woman actor died of natural causes, his family announced Sunday

Help save Brittney Griner

Help WBNA Brittney Griner get released from a Russian prison. Her crimes? She had cannabis oil in her luggage and, oh, she’s gay. Russia (like 1/2 of the US) are very anti-LGBTQ.

Sign the Petition Secure Brittney Griner’s Swift and Safe Return to the U​.​S.

 

Anxiety and uncertainty grow after basketball star Brittney Griner’s arrest in Russia The arrest of two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner has left supporters anxious about her well-being and fearful that she might become a political pawn.

Thích Nhất Hạnh

RIP Thích Nhất Hạnh. I just found out.  Thich Nhat Hanh, Monk, Zen Master and Activist, Dies at 95 A monk with global influence and an ally of Martin Luther King, he championed what he called “engaged Buddhism,” applying its principles in pressing for peace.

A Weak Man

Dear Leader called Putin a genius, as Russia attacks a democratic country. Weak men love what they believe to be strong men, and Putin is an autocrat. Of course Dear Leader, who desperately tried to cling to power and who set in motion an insurrection to help him subvert the will of the people, is a weak man who wants nothing less than to be an autocrat himself. It only makes sense that he’s stroking Putin’s ego. If Dear Leader were president, he’d already have loaned out the Army Rangers, the Navy Seals, and the Marine Corps to Russia. God’s Chosen One. These Are the American Right-Wingers Covering for Putin as Russia Invades Ukraine From Tucker Carlson to Tulsi Gabbard, these prominent Moscow apologists tried to tell you Ukraine’s fate shouldn’t matter to America

Gary Brooker

RIP Gary Brooker  Procol Harum Frontman Gary Brooker Dead at 76 The singer-songwriter and pianist co-wrote and sang the band’s 1967 classic “A Whiter Shade of Pale”